Monday, 11 February 2013
Tonight the moon... - Kostas Karyotakis
Tonight the moon will fall upon
the strand, a heavy pearl.
Sunday, 10 February 2013
Unison - F.R. Scott
What is it makes a church so like a poem?
The inner silence – spaces between words?
The inner silence – spaces between words?
Saturday, 9 February 2013
The Ninth Secret Poem - Guillaume Apollinaire
I worship your fleece which is the perfect triangle
Of the Goddess
Of the Goddess
Friday, 8 February 2013
The Ocean's Song - Victor Hugo
We walked amongst the ruins famed in story
Of Rozel-Tower,
And saw the boundless waters stretch in glory
And heave in power.
Of Rozel-Tower,
And saw the boundless waters stretch in glory
And heave in power.
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
The Old Lizard - Federico García Lorca
In the parched path
I have seen the good lizard
(one drop of crocodile)
meditating.
I have seen the good lizard
(one drop of crocodile)
meditating.
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
The Castle By The Sea - Johann Ludwig Uhland
'Hast thou seen that lordly castle,
That Castle by the Sea?
Golden and red above it
The clouds float gorgeously.
That Castle by the Sea?
Golden and red above it
The clouds float gorgeously.
Sunday, 3 February 2013
Jonah’s Prayer - Mihaly Babits
Words have become unfaithful things to me,
or else am I an overflowing sea,
goalless and hesitant, without a shore.
or else am I an overflowing sea,
goalless and hesitant, without a shore.
Saturday, 2 February 2013
Pointless your mourning - Adam Asnyk
Pointless your mourning and your toil
Helpless your curses dire
Past forms no miracle can bring
Back from funereal pyre.
Helpless your curses dire
Past forms no miracle can bring
Back from funereal pyre.
Friday, 1 February 2013
Show Me The Mountain That Packed Up And Left - Nontsizi Mgqwetho
“Come back,” mountain that left.
There are your people frantically scrabbling,
knowing full well that this country
will stand to the end of time.
There are your people frantically scrabbling,
knowing full well that this country
will stand to the end of time.
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